The Manhattan luxury real estate market is experiencing a robust and unexpected boom, defying widespread predictions that a new municipal tax targeting second homes would derail high-end sales. Despite the looming implementation of the Big Apple’s controversial pied-à-terre tax on secondary properties valued over $1 million, high-net-worth buyers are continuing to invest heavily in prime […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND — The world’s top finance ministers, central bank governors, and economic leaders concluded a consequential week of high-stakes deliberations in Bangkok, Thailand, where they mapped out the primary risks threatening the stability of the global economy. Meeting at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), delegations spent days debating a complex matrix of […]